{"id":8311,"date":"2015-09-29T05:44:57","date_gmt":"2015-09-29T04:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/?p=8311"},"modified":"2016-04-30T10:34:39","modified_gmt":"2016-04-30T09:34:39","slug":"rough-winds-heavy-showers-and-a-most-delighting-encounter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/29\/rough-winds-heavy-showers-and-a-most-delighting-encounter\/","title":{"rendered":"Rough winds, heavy showers and a most delighting encounter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was our first day on the Big Island yesterday. The journey long and tiring, on the one hand the routine of 12 years makes it easy for us to adjust quickly, on the other hand there is this urge to break the routines. So what to do after having been shopping to equip the kitchen in a way that guests could bump any minute?<br \/>We didn\u2019t want to put to much effort into the day and decided to drive to Waimea and then to Hawi for breakfast. Still, after so many years I love to go there. This village has got style, charm, and charisma.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The side winds were blowing on the Kawai road to Hawi. It was incredible. Bright sunshine alternated with heavy rain. Big scary clouds came rolling over the green hills with the south-easterly winds.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8322\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8322\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/withcows_3816.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8322\" alt=\"The wind was almost blowing us off the road.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/withcows_3816.png\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/withcows_3816.png 640w, https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/withcows_3816-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8322\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The wind was almost blowing us off the road.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The cows were calmly eating the fresh and rich grass. The horses were searching refuge under the trees crouching together. But then, the unexpected happened, you won\u2019t believe it.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8317\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8317\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/horses.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8317\" alt=\"Horses don't like winds blowing into their faces and ears.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/horses.png\" width=\"640\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/horses.png 640w, https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/horses-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8317\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some horses dislike winds blowing into their faces and ears others don&#8217;t mind \ud83d\ude09 &#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8318\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8318\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/observer-horses_0840.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8318\" alt=\"The observers of the scene hiding in the wind shadow.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/observer-horses_0840.png\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/observer-horses_0840.png 640w, https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/observer-horses_0840-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/observer-horses_0840-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8318\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The observers of the scene hiding in the wind shadow.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On the horizon suddenly appeared a cyclist, all alone fighting the winds. He was the only one pedaling up the steep hills from Hawi. It was <a title=\"Andi Boecherer, triathlete\" href=\"http:\/\/www.andiboecherer.de\">Andi<\/a>. What an encounter. We stopped, offered him to take him with us in the car. No, no, this was not his. He wanted to ride up right to the crest at 1400ft and then, yes, he was ready that we take him down to Waimea. So we did.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_8313\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8313\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/andi-bike_3858.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8313\" alt=\"Andi all alone on the road.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/andi-bike_3858.png\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/andi-bike_3858.png 640w, https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/andi-bike_3858-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8313\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andi all alone on the road.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8319\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8319\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/shooting-andi_3834.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8319\" alt=\"Shooting Andi all focused.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/shooting-andi_3834.png\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/shooting-andi_3834.png 640w, https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/shooting-andi_3834-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8319\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shooting Andi all focused.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8320\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8320\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/smile_3818.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8320\" alt=\"To meet like this out of the blue was really great.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/smile_3818.png\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/smile_3818.png 640w, https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/smile_3818-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8320\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">To meet like this out of the blue was really great.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8315\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8315\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/break.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8315\" alt=\"After this effort the break was well deserved.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/break.png\" width=\"640\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/break.png 640w, https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/break-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8315\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">After this effort the break was well deserved.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>Andi continued then into the direction Saddle Road and we returned back to our plan: breakfast &#8211; meanwhile it was round about 1:00pm &#8211; in Hawi.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8316\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8316\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/bushes.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8316\" alt=\"After we had split we continued riding on the south-easterly winds ...\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/bushes.png\" width=\"640\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/bushes.png 640w, https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/bushes-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8316\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">After we had split we continued riding on the south-easterly winds &#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was our first day on the Big Island yesterday. 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